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Emotional intelligence – A review and evaluation study

Emotional intelligence – A review and evaluation study
Emotional intelligence – A review and evaluation study
This article reviews the literature on the subject of “emotional intelligence” (EQ) and attempts to pin-down and define this nebulous construct, using competency-based and personality factor scales. In an exploratory study, the reliability and construct and predictive validity of three scales were investigated. An EQ scale based on 16 relevant competencies showed highly promising reliability and validity. The results also showed the relevance of two other competency-based scales – intellectual intelligence (IQ) and managerial intelligence (MQ) – which both predicted organisational advancement. Taken together, however, the three scales had even higher validity. The overall results supported the view that EQ constructs can be measured more effectively by “performance analysis” than “classic paper and pencil tests”. In addition they provide support for the proposition that the combination of EQ and IQ is a more powerful predictor of “success” than either measure alone.
career development, competences, individual behaviour, management, personality
0268-3946
341-372
Dulewicz, Victor
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Higgs, Malcolm
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Dulewicz, Victor
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Higgs, Malcolm
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Dulewicz, Victor and Higgs, Malcolm (2000) Emotional intelligence – A review and evaluation study. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 15 (4), 341-372. (doi:10.1108/02683940010330993).

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This article reviews the literature on the subject of “emotional intelligence” (EQ) and attempts to pin-down and define this nebulous construct, using competency-based and personality factor scales. In an exploratory study, the reliability and construct and predictive validity of three scales were investigated. An EQ scale based on 16 relevant competencies showed highly promising reliability and validity. The results also showed the relevance of two other competency-based scales – intellectual intelligence (IQ) and managerial intelligence (MQ) – which both predicted organisational advancement. Taken together, however, the three scales had even higher validity. The overall results supported the view that EQ constructs can be measured more effectively by “performance analysis” than “classic paper and pencil tests”. In addition they provide support for the proposition that the combination of EQ and IQ is a more powerful predictor of “success” than either measure alone.

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Published date: 2000
Keywords: career development, competences, individual behaviour, management, personality

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Local EPrints ID: 51433
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/51433
ISSN: 0268-3946
PURE UUID: 2f971c45-108c-4a19-8404-6333521bfe7c
ORCID for Malcolm Higgs: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-0416

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Date deposited: 29 May 2008
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:57

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Author: Victor Dulewicz
Author: Malcolm Higgs ORCID iD

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